> be me, 20s SWE woman > start dating a nice professional guy > we get serious, talking marriage, relax on condoms, he says he'd be happy if oops > oops, i'm pregnant 🥴 > him: surprised pikachu -> blame me, cry, bully me into an abortion repeat twice more till i give up on men
anyway low tfr isn't abt insufficient income or just dating app dysfunction, we are awash in anti-natal memes teens hear "whatever you do don't get pregnant it will ruin your life" therapy culture blames parents - who would want to become a parent when they hate their own?
stats & narratives about single mothers are pretty damning- i had an abortion rather than become a single mom when my partner said he would never talk to me again if i had the child